Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledelgrabbed attention as Lorelai and Rory Gilmore on the fan-favorite series “Gilmore Girls.”
In the past, Graham has gushed over her fictional daughter and the actress who portrayed her.
“I also thought [she was] perfect for the character.
Perfect,” she explained.
“I thought we hit it off, and I thought that in enough ways, we look alike.
I was always impressed by how much just natural ability she had from the beginning.”
However, the cast was almost very different.
Liza Weil, who ended up playing Rory’s prep school frenemy Paris Geller, auditioned for the part.
However, execs ultimately decided that Bledel was better suited to embody Rory.
“I thought that was probably the end of it.”
However, the show ended up being a hit, and producers made good on their word.
They created the character of Paris, a wealthy, high-strung girl who Rory befriends at Chilton Academy.
The character was reportedly written with Weil in mind, which she revealed felt “very flattering.”
